Photographer's Note

The Dead Sea. The lowest place on earth. 396 meters below sea level. also the saltiest lake on earth. The name of the lake - Dead Sea is true - there are no life there - no fish, no plants.
Ah, except from this plant, which is probably the lowest plant on earth, and an unbelievable victory of life against the deadly environment.
You can see the salt around.
Against all odds - my third entry to the scav hunt.

It looks like a painting! Beautifully composed, wonderful pastel colors, and I like the subtle mountain reflection in the upper area. An ingenious entry into this category of the scav hunt. The frame you added was also very well chosen. Great catch, Yitzhak, easily among your best work.

Love the simplicity and calmness of this shot. The uniform blue with just a hint of pink in the top right increases the isolation of this plant, and the tranquillity of the shot. reminds me of a shot by dsidwell called congregation (or something like that). Great shot, well done.

Great and simple shot Yitzhak - and I would say not only the lowest plants but also the "hardest" ;-) - must hard to live here and in that salty water - thanks for sharing this fine work - I like it very much.

Astonishing plant, wonderfuly cought. What a nice composition, this plant stands out proud, against all odds. The pastel tones suit very well the scene, the slightly contrasted plant is opposed to the soft negative space of the frame, a wonderful picture Yitzhak!

Is this a painting or a photo, Yitzhak?
Can't believe what I see - the sea surface is excellently stained with different blues and touches of some other colours which I find hard to define.
And that salt crystals on the plant!
Truly amazing work!

That is a compliment, of course. This is a fine, distinctive capture made more curious by the fact it is impossible to read the scale. Are we looking a a circle of trees or of weeds rising from and reflected in the water? Wonderful composition with both delicate details and soft colors. Very fine work, to my eye.

I like the composition and the info's given in your note. Infact the sea is over 400 meters below sea level in the mean time because humans are constantly taking water from this sea for drinking and agrecalture.

A terrific title, a terrific note - and a magnificent shot. That incredible haze of blue and violet really holds so many colours. I guess it is all water and that the reflection you refer to is the violet part. The entire thing makes me think of Claude Monet's water lilies - and that's a compliment.

Wow! Excellent shot! I love the simplicity in this one. The soft, smooth, bright surroundings make it look like the plant is living up among the clouds almost.
Reflections, details and colours are amazing.
Impressive work!

And an excelent entry! Unbeatable I guess. In fact quite impressive how a plant survives in such a salty environment. Good negative space technique although just a bit more space to the right and top could work well. very nice "surreal" colors.

Hey Yitzhak, whata beautiful emptu shot this is, only a fwe colours, but so nice! The atmosphere is, I can hardly express it, not even in Dutch, a bit magical, I'd say at least. Compostion is beautiful. One could almost say it is frozen, and there's frost on the branches. really beautiful

Yitzhak, this is one of your best! The photo is perfect for this category. The reflection and the lack of horizon lend an eerie atmosphere to this composition. It looks like abstract are until one reads your note. Bravo!

I've been there in may 2004, and I had a bath in the dead see. I can say that this is a great feeling to be in such water and I confirm that there is nothing alive there!
This plant is well composed inside your frame: in the left part and in the 1st tier on the picture.
The tones of blue are very nice too.
Well done.
Alexandre

Yitzhak
Absolutely abstract and I like much, without the note impossible to recognize what it is. I like this milky blue and calms it which emerges.
Congratulations
Pascal
ps) it's very curious, today I saw the roof of the world and the place lowest of the earth :o)

I just have to repeat myself with my "critique" of the linked picture "snake". I think I like this the most. Great place and beautifully captured. Strange that such a harshe place can be so beautiful?
I think it's just one more reminder that things are not always what they seem, and that when things grow ugly something else will climb out of that mess...

Hi Yitzhak. This is indeed a strange place. THe simple composition helps this have much power and effectiveness. My parents went 'swimming' in the Dead Sea and said it felt like swimming in lotion. Weird stuff! Nice image!

How nice that I discovered this outstanding image in your gallery: I am aware that everything has been already written, I'll keep telling you that this is a pleasure for the eyes. I'd certainly hang it on my wall at home. Izzet

I missed this one. It was on the front page of TE and I am glad that I got to see it. What an amazing, fantastic photo. Everything has been said, but I wanted to add how much I like this gorgeous photograph.

Hi Yitzhak,
This is a great shot. I don't have anything to say which has not already been said about this before. Purity of colours, serenity of surroundings, isolation, balance, very good use of the golden third .... a simply fantastic shot.

and I must shame myself deep Yitzhak.
one of your best photo's and I did not visit this fantastic shot. My excuses. The shot is well taken a fantastic quality shot, good in pov and a artful composition, very good job.
gr. jaap

It seems that everyone else already commented on this picture. So, what can I say? Is there anythig left to be said? Anything original? Hmmm, what about saying that it's a great simple composition shot with very nice colors. The note is nice too! I gues no one told you that before :-)

What a compelling photo. The great physicist Werner Heisenberg once made the pronouncement, "Never underestimate how much pleasure it give a person to hear/see what he already knows." Well, that was my first impression of this photo. I've seen the Dead Sea a number of times (my closest friend, from the 70s at Oxford, is a professor of physics at the Technion). In six trips to visit him, we have frequently done touristing after an intense period of work. Accordingly, I derived great pleasure in seeing your photo.

What I also like is your photography is the integration of your photographic/painterly eye and your technical skills. (I am a theoretical physicist and an artist, thus the source of interest). I try to see art through the eyes of a scientist, and science through the eyes of the artist. Leonardo was simply the greatest in doing just that.

Hi Yitzhak,
Astonishing plant, wonderfuly cought. What a nice composition, this plant stands out proud, against all odds. The pastel tones suit very well the scene, the slightly contrasted plant is opposed to the soft negative space of the frame...........
Very good capture.
waseem khan